CMDB Job Trends in London

Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CMDB in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CMDB over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 346 385
Rank change year-on-year +44 +39 +116
Permanent jobs citing CMDB 72 82 58
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.51% 0.53% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.24% 1.21% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 44 39 49
10th Percentile £46,625 £36,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £62,000 £50,053 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,713 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.29% -30.04% +50.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £123,000 -
England median annual salary £62,000 £52,000 £48,250
% change year-on-year +19.23% +7.77% -8.10%

All Generic Skills
London

CMDB falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,789 6,772 7,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 41.05% 43.65% 40.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,424 3,529 5,596
10th Percentile £35,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £79,566
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +0.55% +2.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £127,500 £127,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

CMDB
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CMDB relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

CMDB job vacancy trend in London

CMDB
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CMDB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CMDB

CMDB
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMDB in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CMDB in London

CMDB
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMDB within the London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +43 28 £70,000 -12.50%
West London - 3 £60,000 -
CMDB
England

CMDB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 6 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.78%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (20.83%) Azure
3 11 (15.28%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.94%) AWS
5 2 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.78%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.50%) Cisco IOS
1 9 (12.50%) WAAS
2 5 (6.94%) Firewall
3 4 (5.56%) Network Security
4 1 (1.39%) DHCP
4 1 (1.39%) DNS
4 1 (1.39%) Internet
4 1 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.39%) LAN
4 1 (1.39%) NGFW
4 1 (1.39%) VPN
4 1 (1.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (6.94%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.39%) Git
General
1 34 (47.22%) Finance
2 17 (23.61%) Social Skills
3 13 (18.06%) Banking
4 11 (15.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (15.28%) Law
5 9 (12.50%) Legal
6 8 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 8 (11.11%) Retail
7 5 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (4.17%) Back Office
9 3 (4.17%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.39%) Advertising
10 1 (1.39%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (23.61%) IT Manager
2 13 (18.06%) Lead
3 11 (15.28%) Service Manager
4 10 (13.89%) Change Manager
4 10 (13.89%) IT Change Manager
5 9 (12.50%) Senior
6 8 (11.11%) Asset and Configuration Manager
6 8 (11.11%) Configuration Manager
7 7 (9.72%) IT Engineer
8 6 (8.33%) Developer
8 6 (8.33%) Platform Engineer
8 6 (8.33%) Platform Manager
8 6 (8.33%) Senior IT Engineer
8 6 (8.33%) Senior IT Manager
8 6 (8.33%) Senior Manager
8 6 (8.33%) Senior Platform Engineer
8 6 (8.33%) ServiceNow Developer
9 4 (5.56%) Architect
9 4 (5.56%) SharePoint Engineer
10 3 (4.17%) Information Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (16.67%) REST
2 6 (8.33%) GraphQL
2 6 (8.33%) SOAP
3 4 (5.56%) CSS
3 4 (5.56%) HTML
4 2 (2.78%) AngularJS
4 2 (2.78%) XML
5 1 (1.39%) JSON
5 1 (1.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.33%) Management Information System
1 6 (8.33%) Onboarding
1 6 (8.33%) Product Ownership
2 5 (6.94%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (2.78%) Shadow IT
4 1 (1.39%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.39%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.39%) PKI
4 1 (1.39%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 24 (33.33%) Windows
2 9 (12.50%) Android
3 6 (8.33%) Windows Server
4 5 (6.94%) Windows 10
5 4 (5.56%) Linux
6 2 (2.78%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (56.94%) ITIL
2 37 (51.39%) ITSM
3 22 (30.56%) Agile
3 22 (30.56%) Change Management
4 21 (29.17%) Service Management
5 18 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (23.61%) Configuration Management
6 17 (23.61%) Root Cause Analysis
7 15 (20.83%) Information Security
8 14 (19.44%) Asset Management
8 14 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (18.06%) Service Delivery
9 13 (18.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 12 (16.67%) Migration
10 12 (16.67%) Problem Management
10 12 (16.67%) Roadmaps
10 12 (16.67%) User Experience
10 12 (16.67%) Workflow
11 11 (15.28%) Project Delivery
11 11 (15.28%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 16 (22.22%) JavaScript
2 10 (13.89%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.78%) SQL
4 1 (1.39%) Bash
4 1 (1.39%) Java
4 1 (1.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (13.89%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 9 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 6 (8.33%) Degree
4 4 (5.56%) CISSP
5 3 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (4.17%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (4.17%) Novell Certification
6 1 (1.39%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.39%) CCNA CyberOps
6 1 (1.39%) CCSA
6 1 (1.39%) CCSE
6 1 (1.39%) Check Point Certification
6 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (25.00%) SLA
2 10 (13.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 8 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
4 7 (9.72%) GRC
5 6 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (6.94%) QA
7 2 (2.78%) Accessibility
8 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 14 (19.44%) Active Directory
2 8 (11.11%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (6.94%) Firmware
4 1 (1.39%) Docker
4 1 (1.39%) iptables
4 1 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (19.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (13.89%) SCCM
3 3 (4.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 3 (4.17%) CSIRT
4 1 (1.39%) Ansible
4 1 (1.39%) Grafana
4 1 (1.39%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.39%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.39%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 40 (55.56%) ServiceNow
2 21 (29.17%) Microsoft
3 11 (15.28%) Cisco
4 1 (1.39%) Arista
4 1 (1.39%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.39%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.39%) IBM
4 1 (1.39%) Meraki
4 1 (1.39%) Oracle
4 1 (1.39%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.39%) Snow
4 1 (1.39%) VMware
4 1 (1.39%) Zscaler